May 2018: The Royal Archives

THE OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE SOCIETY OF THE NETHERLANDS takes great pleasure in inviting you to a guided tour of the Royal Archives in The Hague

The Royal Collections of the Netherlands include the archives of the House of Orange-Nassau and unique collections of manuscripts and the special cartographic collection. As well as the personal papers of individual members of the houses of Nassau and Orange-Nassau, these include archives of royal estates and former estates in the Netherlands and overseas, those of the Royal Household and some third-party archives. A small part of the Royal Collections of the Netherlands is displayed in the family museum at the Royal House Archive, where the Royal Collections of the Netherlands are based.

The guided tour lasts about 75 minutes.

Date: Friday, May 25thTime: Meet in front of the entrance to the palace gardens at 13:30. Walk through gardens to Royal Archives at 13:45. Guided tour from 14:00 – 15:15.Location: Prinsessewal, Den Haag http://www.koninklijkeverzamelingen.nl/en/contact-directionsRegistration: Free for members who have paid their 2018 annual membership subscription. Maximum 22 participants due to limited space.